Skip to content
Kotomora

貨

freight, goods, property

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • カ

Kun'yomi

  • たから

Meaning

貨 centers on tangible items of value that are moved or owned: goods transported as freight, or property as possessions.

Most common words using 貨

20 of 159

Explore all words using 貨 →

Study

Etymology

貨 combines 化 (change, transform) with 貝 (shell, money), suggesting goods or property that can be exchanged or transformed into value.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 化 suggests change, and the bottom 貝 is a shell (ancient money). Picture goods changing hands as shells are exchanged: freight and property are things of value that move.

Reading mnemonic

For カ, imagine a cargo of goods being loaded onto a car: car -> カ, and the freight is ready to go.